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Congrats to the 2021 PCTA Photo Contest Winners
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free interactive map of the pacific crest trail

PCTA launches new interactive map for the Pacific Crest Trail
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Taking PCT advocacy virtual
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Trail work during a pandemic
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April 2021 Covid-19 Update

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PCT alumni thruhikers standing at the northern terminus on the Canadian border

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Stream crossing safety advice for hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail

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Buy our PCT book today. You'll love it. The Pacific Crest Trail: Exploring America’s Wilderness Trail is truly special. Published by Rizzoli. Written by Mark Larabee, Barney Scout Mann, with a forward from Cheryl Strayed.

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Fin Dome in Kings Canyon National Park. The Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail winding away.

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Everybody poops: straight poop from Ranger John about number two on the PCT

Muir Hut in Kings Canyon National Park is being searched for a missing person during the winter. Photo courtesy of Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks.

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Dormouse near the end of her southbound PCT thru-hike.

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